Primary repair of untreated cleft palate in an elderly patient: a case report

Jun Sang Lee; Jae-Yeol Lee; Yong-Deok Kim; Jae-Min Song; Won Hyuk Choi

doi:10.5125/jkaoms.2021.47.1.47

Primary repair of untreated cleft palate in an elderly patient: a case report

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Type: Academic journal

Author: Jun Sang Lee (Pusan National University) Jae-Yeol Lee (Pusan National University) Yong-Deok Kim (Pusan National University) Jae-Min Song (Pusan National University) Won Hyuk Choi (Pusan National University)

Journal: Korean Association Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgeons 대한구강악안면외과학회지 대한구강악안면외과학회지 제47권 제1호

Published: 2021.2

Pages: 47 - 50 (4page)

DOI: 10.5125/jkaoms.2021.47.1.47

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Primary repair of untreated cleft palate in an elderly patient: a case report

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Untreated adult or elderly cleft lip and palate patients are rarely seen, but studies on delayed primary palatal closure have been performed in the less developed Asian and African countries, where access to medical care is difficult. A 64-year-old woman visited our clinic with untreated cleft palate with a 40×20-mm-wide defect in the medial palate. Two-flap palatoplasty under general anesthesia was performed to close the cleft palate. After 1 month, the result was favorable without any complications including oronasal fistula. Cleft palate primary repair in an elderly patient is rare and has some surgical problems that are associated with a wide range of defects, but good results can be obtained if surgery is performed well with appropriate considerations.

#Cleft palate #Aged #Surgical procedure

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